May 16, 2022
Male managers in UK block gender balance efforts, research suggests
Male managers are blocking efforts to improve the gender balance at UK companies, according to research by the Chartered Management Institute that raises fresh concerns about entrenched sexist views in the workplace. The CMI said that a study of 1,149 managers across the UK found that there was passive, and even active, resistance to gender equality from male bosses in many companies. A third of male managers felt too much effort was focused on ensuring gender balance in the workplace, compared with 13 per cent of female managers. The CMI said that there was still a wide gap between male and female managers' views on the need for more gender-balanced leadership, with an "Active pushback" among male managers. About 37 per cent of female managers with children felt they had been overlooked for promotion, compared with 27 per cent for male managers, with about a third saying that they had missed out on a salary rise.
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